Shola, Eki / Final Beginning
Album: Final Beginning   Collection:General
Artist:Shola, Eki   Added:Aug 2016
Label:Self-Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2016-11-16 Pull Date: 2017-01-18
Week Ending: Jan 15 Jan 1 Dec 18 Dec 11 Dec 4
Airplays: 2 1 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Jun 24, 2017: Old Fart at Play
Classical Prayer, Drunken Stars
4. Jan 14, 2017: Old Fart at Play
Tympanic Struggle
2. Apr 22, 2017: Reckless Burning
Tympanic Struggle
5. Jan 11, 2017: Life Aquatic
Fractionated / Fentanyl Fitz / Crazed
3. Jan 14, 2017: Life Aquatic (Best of '16, part 2)
Fractionated
6. Dec 31, 2016: Music Casserole
Classical Prayer

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2016-11-05
Shola, Eki / Final Beginning
Label: Self

Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2016-11-05

Tom McCarter
Shola, Eki
Final Beginning
Genre: General
Review: fascinating solo artist with her own sound. She plays keyboards (piano, synths, electronics) and occasionally sings
FCCs: none
If You Like: Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno, Moby, Juana Molina
Favorite Tracks: (4) Tympanic Struggle (8) Sunrise
(12) Classical Prayer (14) Warm Up
Track Review: 1/ midtempo jam 2/ uptempo (short)
3/synth start> midtempo funky> space jam 4/ quiet spacey start> slow builds quickly to midtempo> quick stop 5/ slow tempo space jam> funky organ jam> quick stop 6/ piano starts> slow tempo song>
slow fade 7/heavy bass notes start> midtempo jam> quick stop (short) 8/ drum machine strt> abrasive synth start> midtempo jam with synth flute, eastern feel> slow fade 9/ piano starts> midtempo jam> quick fade 10/ spacey start > space jam> quick stop 11/ mellow spacey start> full space jam> quick fade 12/ cascading piano starts> slow tempo jam> quick stop 13/ midtempo space jam
14/ synth starts> slow tempo space jam> false stop> slow tempo jam> midtempo space jam> New Orleans space funk> quick stop 15/ spacey synth start> funky piano/synth duet

Track Listing
1. Fractionated   8. Sunrise
2. Fentanyl Fitz   9. Quantify
3. Crazed   10. Ascending
4. Tympanic Struggle   11. Drunken Stars
5. Exploration   12. Classical Prayer
6. Midweek Blues   13. Experimental Abyss
7. Unknown Dub   14. Warm Up
  15. Final Beginning C U Soon